Miłomłyn is a town in

Ostróda County __NOTOC__ Ostróda County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...

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, with 2,347 inhabitants (2010). Among the sights of Miłomłyn are the historic Saint Bartholomew church (built 1314) and the Elbing canal, which runs through the town. A town founded by the

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it was part of

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until 1945 when illegally awarded to communist Poland by the Soviet Union who had occupied it. Known in Polish as ''Miłomłyn, Miłomłynek'' and ''Liwski Młyn''.

Demographics

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External links

Official town webpage
Cities and towns in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Ostróda County {{WarmianMasurian-geo-stub